Moral injury and its consequences among combat Veterans: Preliminary findings on the role of moral judgment

Abstract: Exposure to potentially morally injurious events (PMIEs) among combat veterans has been acknowledged as a significant stressful combat event that may lead to various …

Increased [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in the left pallidum in military Veterans with blast-related mild traumatic brain injury: Potential as an imaging biomarker and mediation with executive dysfunction and cognitive impairment

Abstract: Blast-related mild traumatic brain injury (blast-mTBI) can result in a spectrum of persistent symptoms leading to substantial functional impairment and reduced quality of …

Do appraisals of military service indicate current distress in aging Vietnam War combat Veterans?

Abstract: Objective: Appraisals of military service, both desirable and undesirable, assessed via Elder and Clipp’s (1989) scale, are associated with psychological distress in …

Initial steps in developing acceptance and commitment therapy for moral injury among combat Veterans: Two pilot studies

Abstract: Moral injury is an emerging construct often related to the aftermath of warzone transgressions that violate deeply held moral values. The post-moral injury fallout …

Acupuncture for combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder: A randomized clinical trial

Abstract: IMPORTANCE: Current interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are efficacious, yet effectiveness may be limited by adverse effects and high withdrawal rates. …

The impact of moral injury on suicide risk among recently discharged Israeli Veterans: a longitudinal moderated mediation model of trauma-related guilt and self-forgiveness

Abstract: Background: Exposure to potentially morally injurious events (PMIEs) during military service has been associated with heightened trauma-related guilt levels, which in …

Circulating cell-free mitochondrial DNA levels and glucocorticoid sensitivity in a cohort of male Veterans with and without combat-related PTSD

Abstract: Circulating cell-free mitochondrial DNA (ccf-mtDNA) is a biomarker of cellular injury or cellular stress and is a potential novel biomarker of psychological stress and of …

Cohort differences in PTSD symptoms and military experiences: a life course perspective

Abstract: Background and Objectives: There have been major changes in military service over the past 50 years. Most research on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among combat …

Subjective cognitive complaints and objective cognitive functioning in combat Veterans: Effects of PTSD and deployment mild TBI

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: (1) Examine the relationship between subjective cognitive complaints and objective cognitive functioning in combat veterans; and (2) evaluate conditional …

Age differences in long‐term mortality among male nonveterans, noncombat veterans, and combat veterans

Abstract: Research documenting differences in mortality risk across the life course between veterans and nonveterans has not accounted for combat status. To address this gap in the …

Framework for accurate classification of self-reported stress from multisession functional MRI data of veterans with posttraumatic stress

Abstract: Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a significant burden among combat Veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. While empirically …

The case of the soldier who failed to return: Reflections on psychodynamic psychotherapy with combat veterans

Abstract: The effects of war on combat veterans' mental health are numerous and well established. Several effective interventions exist based on cognitive-behavioural therapy that …